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that protects our environment and it helps families and businesses. while it is important use public lands to the developing site wind and solar and reduce our dependence on foreign oil, we have also got to focus on protecting our planet so that is why teddy roosevelt nature that as we build this country and harvest its bounty we should also protect its beauty. that is part of our national character and historically it has been bipartisan. that is why even as our country grew by leaps and bounds, we made sure to satisfy places like the grand canyon for our children and our grandchildren. is it's why my demonstration has stood up to protect its waters. that is why president kennedy directed a portion of the revenues from oil and gas production to help communities build trails and ball fields and why my administration has fought to protect the land and water conservation fund. [applause] [applause] that is why the hunters and anglers in this country have always been willing to pay a few extra bucks for a fishing license or a duck stamp that helps protec
that protects our environment and it helps families and businesses. while it is important use public lands to the developing site wind and solar and reduce our dependence on foreign oil, we have also got to focus on protecting our planet so that is why teddy roosevelt nature that as we build this country and harvest its bounty we should also protect its beauty. that is part of our national character and historically it has been bipartisan. that is why even as our country grew by leaps and...
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>> you know, we were in a different policy environment and 97 that we are today. 97 tax rates increase in the early '90s. there was not discussion in 97 for the very wealthy. that happened early -- that happehappened in the early 2000. we saw inequality continue to rise into 2000s. and i would add tax policy to my list of potential factors for causing a tremendous widening that we've seen in after-tax income. [inaudible] >> i have no idea. i can tell you from my own perspective from looking at the data, tax policy, particularly the tax cuts for the very wealthy, i alluded to a large reduction in state tax have exacerbated the divisions in income that we have seen expanded in the u.s. >> given that what is a common one in four, one in five home loans is underwater and what, one in 13, i think, more than 90 days past due at the moment, how hard is it going to be to do anything about income inequality and to visit more aggressive attempt to address these differences in mortgage values and home value? has that typically been the way people build wealth in the united states aside from the t
>> you know, we were in a different policy environment and 97 that we are today. 97 tax rates increase in the early '90s. there was not discussion in 97 for the very wealthy. that happened early -- that happehappened in the early 2000. we saw inequality continue to rise into 2000s. and i would add tax policy to my list of potential factors for causing a tremendous widening that we've seen in after-tax income. [inaudible] >> i have no idea. i can tell you from my own perspective from...
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the uncertainty of the regulatory and economic environment makes it almost impossible. for short our long-term growth especially for the capital-intensive industries like manufacturing as manufactures we know firsthand board regulations are challenging, time-consuming, redundant and change a lot. taxes, fees, mandates and regulations are currently enacted without considering the accumulative and dynamic impact. the more unpredictable the business environment, the less likely it would be a competitive place to do business we need stable policies to create jobs and remain competitive. clearwater last year spent $250,000 on compliance costs, environmental compliance costs in addition to over $40,000 in consulting fees. we of more than 42 labor laws that we comply with that have their own set of compliance standards as well which requires us to use it for the party administrators on many of our programs can't to retain legal services that amount to more than $52,000 annually. and i mention all of this because the compliance cost for small business is about 125% more than it
the uncertainty of the regulatory and economic environment makes it almost impossible. for short our long-term growth especially for the capital-intensive industries like manufacturing as manufactures we know firsthand board regulations are challenging, time-consuming, redundant and change a lot. taxes, fees, mandates and regulations are currently enacted without considering the accumulative and dynamic impact. the more unpredictable the business environment, the less likely it would be a...
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when we talk about student assignment and serving the larger goals of society to the environment they are supposed to be in for 12 years as the basis for their life outcome, that makes me really concerned. >> there is compulsory attendance in the united states, virtually state-by-state. parents are compelled to send their children to school. essentially, the government body is a locally -- in most instances, a locally-elected school board. well i know that you would think of government as -- whil i know -- while i know thqat you would think of government as "evil, bad," it represents the collective view. >> do you think a collective you should raise our children? but that they are not -- collective view should raise our children? >> but they are not education our children. >> i would like to address another specific piece of what you just said. card -- charter schools of the rise -- charter schools of the rise and -- charter school authorizers. when we have a goal like "make sure schools are not stratified," there is no abstaining or redesigning. there are 1000 entities who have to ma
when we talk about student assignment and serving the larger goals of society to the environment they are supposed to be in for 12 years as the basis for their life outcome, that makes me really concerned. >> there is compulsory attendance in the united states, virtually state-by-state. parents are compelled to send their children to school. essentially, the government body is a locally -- in most instances, a locally-elected school board. well i know that you would think of government as...
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when it comes to environment, that's serious. donnelly: the first thing we should have done is pass the farm bill. and i thought on the floor night and day to pass the farm bill, to stand up for indiana farmers. my friend with the indian corn grows off lines, mike and i were shoulder to shoulder trying to get this done. and a tea party folks in congress wouldn't put the farm bill on the floor for a vote. we need to stand with our farmers. they need certainty. they need reliability. and i've got to try to get that done. i would rather i should be voting on the farm bill right now and be here at the debate, as much as a loving with my fellow hoosiers, we need to get the farm bill done. in addition to that in regards to the energy peace, we need all the american energy. clean coal is a big part of this whether it's cold liquefaction, whether it is cold gasification. when we do these things and have american energy, we can also help clean up our environment. mourdock: there is an interesting book written a few years ago called cool b
when it comes to environment, that's serious. donnelly: the first thing we should have done is pass the farm bill. and i thought on the floor night and day to pass the farm bill, to stand up for indiana farmers. my friend with the indian corn grows off lines, mike and i were shoulder to shoulder trying to get this done. and a tea party folks in congress wouldn't put the farm bill on the floor for a vote. we need to stand with our farmers. they need certainty. they need reliability. and i've got...
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that's the environment we live in in the uk, and totally allow the uk budget to keep increasing year after year after year. austerity is being imposed on many member states when we're seeing cutbacks to many other essential public services is completely understandable. i'm sure you and david cameron would disagree on a way forward. thank you. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: ms. harms. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: i would like to point out, i don't see the uk as strong but as a country which requires them come into the reforms very much, seems to be de-industrialized. i don't think with an anti-european position they can steer this country on a healthy course. secondly, tomorrow i will be traveling to greece. so i've taken a close look at the current situation, and i think you must admit finally that with reform attempts that they've exhausted everything. they have cut pensions, cut wages, within germany, wasn't imagined. is pure austerity policy. directed from germany. and during the times of the world's worst economic crisis that will end in a disaster. and
that's the environment we live in in the uk, and totally allow the uk budget to keep increasing year after year after year. austerity is being imposed on many member states when we're seeing cutbacks to many other essential public services is completely understandable. i'm sure you and david cameron would disagree on a way forward. thank you. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: ms. harms. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: i would like to point out, i don't see the uk...
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and in an incredible, and in a beautiful environment and also in an interesting election season to say the least. our first award for the evening is -- wait, before we get to the. i had to start off wit with a je or can i start off with a joke? joe biden. sorry, that's a joke. followed up by another joke. nancy pelosi. oh, sorry. as an ardent practicing catholic. sorry. i was told by my friends at sun not like that i do the best nancy pelosi impersonation but i'm still waiting for that, you know, that bit they're going to write for me at "saturday night live." they avoid doing the actual bits about goofy liberals. it's all republicans that they do over there. our first award of the evening is the obama gas him a war. i can believe i'm actually saying this. troubling. now this is rich history. for about 25 years they read -- media research center has been document every pc from the media as they celebrate one liberal hero after another. and let me just say that people we're going to be talk about tonight, they love politicians who, want to raise your taxes, right? they love politicians
and in an incredible, and in a beautiful environment and also in an interesting election season to say the least. our first award for the evening is -- wait, before we get to the. i had to start off wit with a je or can i start off with a joke? joe biden. sorry, that's a joke. followed up by another joke. nancy pelosi. oh, sorry. as an ardent practicing catholic. sorry. i was told by my friends at sun not like that i do the best nancy pelosi impersonation but i'm still waiting for that, you...